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With just 1 win, controversy over Ballard coach

Posted by Geeky Swedes on November 6th, 2008

Well, you knew this was coming. The Ballard Beavers varsity football team has ended the season with an embarrassing 1-8 record, outscored by their opponents by over 200 points. And the team’s first-year coach, John Bowers, is getting an earful from some frustrated parents.

The Ballard News-Tribune reports that some parents are criticizing Bowers for leaving talented players on the bench and being too hard on the team. The paper also quotes a player who says Bowers was “recruiting students in the hallways if they looked like they could play football” after some players quit the team. Meanwhile, the Huskies are 0-8, the Cougars are 1-8, the Seahawks are 2-6, the Mariners lost 100 games and the Sonics left town.

But as they say, there’s always next year.

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